Replacing a Flat Tire

There are a lot of cases, nowadays, of people either get injured or worse, killed when replacing a flat tire. Professional and highly-trained emergency roadside assistance service providers know how to handle emergency situations safely while average drivers do not.

The most important thing to do is to, first, find a safe place to pull over. When you get stuck on a highway and have a chance to get to your next exit which would be your best choice. If this is not attainable, you may pull over to a place far on the shoulder of the highway as you possible can. In addition to that, you should keep away from curves as these are very hard for upcoming traffic to see you. Furthermore, try to find as flat location as you can when putting your vehicle on a jack on a hill may be quite hazardous. If you have a manual transmission type of car, ensure that your hand brake is on and at the same time, leave the vehicle in any gear.

Your hazard lights should be turned on.

Get the wrench and jack along with your spare tire and bring them close together to where the flat tire is in order to make your task a little easier. If you have additional tool which would be helpful for you, gather them closely as well.

If possible, take out the hub cap which may be hiding lug nuts. Once finished, loosen up the lug nuts with a wrench. If they are too tight, stepping on the lug nut wrench would be helpful to solve your problem.

Find the right spot to set up your jack beneath your car. You might be needing to consult your car’s manual if you have a hard time locating the location for the jack. Once the jack is already secured, jack up your vehicle until it’s approximately six inches off the ground.

Remove every single lug nut one at a time as well as ensure to put back the blood nut which are being removed in a certain place where they will no longer get misplaced. The moment the lug nuts are removed, pull the wheel and the tire straight to you until it is already off the posts.

Then, take your spare tire and put it over the posts. Push the spare onto your car until it may no longer be tightened any further.

Screw lug nuts however, do not fully tighten them first. Once they are secured however, not fully tightened, lower your car back to the surface. And once the tire is set on the surface, it is the right time to fully tighten lug nuts.

Fully lower the jack and remove it from your car’s chassis. By this time, you can now place your tire tools back in the trunk together with the damaged wheel and tire. As a choice, if your tire is not totally damaged or destroyed, you can use the handy spray type flat fixer which is very easy to use or you call a professional roadside assistance near me.

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